We always have arts and crafts activities, guitar lessons, photography, sailing, sculling, boating, woodworking, farm and garden, archery, tennis, and sports electives such as field games or soccer. There are also lots of zany games and activities that are new each year! If there is an activity you really want to experience, be sure to let your counselors know. If you tell your counselor that an activity is really important to you, they will try their best to make it happen!
Small wooden cabins with bunk beds, screened windows, electric lights. Each cabin holds 7–11 campers plus two counselors. Cabins divided into two areas: younger campers (Bay) and older campers (Point), each with shared bathhouse (toilets, sinks, hot showers). Two wheelchair-accessible cabins available.
Ages
9–15
Enrollment
Coed
Activities
Waterfront
Swimming
Canoeing
Sailing
Land Sports
Soccer
Tennis
Archery
Arts & Creative
Photography
Woodworking
Outdoor Adventure
Mountain biking
More activities
arts and crafts
boating
farm and garden
guitar lessons
paddle boarding
sculling
Clues to fit
Camper quote — lifelong friendships
Camp is more than activities. The friendships you make here are lifelong and unbreakable.
— Theo, a 4th year camper
Each day, cabins are assigned a different area of camp to help take care of, whether that's kitchen chores, arts and crafts, or another important space around camp. It's one of the many ways campers help make HP feel like home.
Cabin life — what the cabins and bathrooms are like
The cabins at Hosmer Point are small wooden buildings with bunk beds, screened windows, and electric lights. You'll share your cabin with 7–11 other campers your age and two counselors. The cabins are in two different areas, one for younger campers and one for older campers, each with its own bathhouse. Each bathhouse has toilets, sinks, and showers with private changing areas and hot and cold water.
Setting — Hosmer Point's location in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom
Hosmer Point, located in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, is a place campers call home. Situated lake-side, the camp provides enriching experiences that foster self-confidence and send young people out into the world better equipped to build community and lead positive change.
Evening traditions — Lip Sync, Cardinal Direction teams, campfires
On Opening Day, campers are sorted into one of the four Cardinal Directions: North, South, East, or West. This competition team stays with campers throughout all of their years at Hosmer Point, making it an exciting tradition for both new and returning campers. Camp traditions include Lip Sync Night, Casino Night, Call of the Loon, and section campfires where Bay and Point campers gather at their respective fire pits to sing songs, tell stories, and settle in for the night.
Capstone program — oldest campers' leadership experiences
Our oldest campers headed into Craftsbury for their Capstone trip. They spent time playing Stones on the Commons, learned about local history at the Craftsbury Museum, browsed the free book market, and of course enjoyed well-earned creamies from The Genny. Meanwhile, our oldest campers in Capstone headed out on Homeward Bound. Armed with nothing more than a compass, a heading, a radio, and a box of Goldfish crackers to keep them going, they navigated their way back to camp.
Many thanks to all of you who helped Meg (and us at home) get through her homesickness so she could enjoy her activities and time with friends. She was glad she did it! It was the best first-time-away-from-home experience we could have asked for and it's clear that she really enjoyed herself. She was glowing when we picked her up!
CIT (Camp Internship Team): Camp Internship Team (CIT), Session 1
2027-06-21 – 2027-07-17
4 weeks · $0
Overnight camp
Free; room and board in shared bunk room included. For current third-year high school students (age 17 for international/homeschooled). Additional cost for Red Cross Lifeguard certification ($175; scholarships available). Two tracks: Counselor or Farm and Food.
CIT (Camp Internship Team): Camp Internship Team (CIT), Session 2
2027-07-19 – 2027-08-14
4 weeks · $0
Overnight camp
Free; room and board in shared bunk room included. For current third-year high school students (age 17 for international/homeschooled). Additional cost for Red Cross Lifeguard certification ($175; scholarships available). Two tracks: Counselor or Farm and Food.
Sliding scale tuition; lower brackets subject to availability. All sessions for campers of all genders currently in 3rd–9th grade (or ages 9–15 for homeschoolers/international). 10+ spots available for boys/non-binary cabins; nearly full for girls/non-binary cabins as of listing date.
Daily schedule — a typical day at camp (counselor perspective)
The day begins with an optional Polar Bear swim and morning run, followed by breakfast with the campers from your cabin. Counselors assist campers in completing morning chores, then the rest of the day is divided into five 60 or 90 minute activity blocks. Before dinner, you will have an hour with your campers in your cabin — a great time to facilitate friendship building and cabin bonding! Following dinner, there will be an evening activity for the campers.
At Hosmer Point we work to create a space where all campers feel safe and empowered to be who they want to be. We do not offer activities based on gender identity — all activities are for everyone. Cabins are divided by age, and you can choose from cabins for campers identifying as boys or non-binary people, cabins for campers identifying as girls or non-binary people, and 'all gender' cabins which are for anyone. Our staff receive training on identifying and dealing with gender bias and the specific concerns of non cis-gendered campers.
Campers with medical, behavioral, or developmental conditions
Our goal is to accommodate all campers as long as we can maintain the safety of participants and staff. Please get in touch with us before you register so we can determine if Hosmer Point is a good fit and plan for a successful stay at camp. The most important tool we have for helping campers with extra needs is the ability to collaborate with parents in advance! Many neurodivergent campers thrive at Hosmer Point, but a lot depends on the individual needs of each child.
We're also proud of our commitment to use and teach sustainable practices, which includes buying local ingredients for our dining hall and even growing some of our own food at camp. Campers rave about our delicious fare, and parents love that it's healthy and fresh.
The food at Hosmer Point is so good that every year campers say it's one of their favorite parts of camp! The camp cooks make all the food from scratch using ingredients from near-by farms and the camp garden. Every Wednesday is Pizza Night, when we make pizza in our wood-fired oven outside. Every weekend we have a barbecue at the waterfront. If you're vegetarian or have a food allergy, our cooks will adjust their recipes so you'll have things to eat. They'll also make sure they have gluten free and lactose free options. Because some campers are really allergic to nuts, we don't use any peanuts or tree nuts at camp.
We have a well equipped health facility at camp with a registered nurse living on-site, and a mental health professional who is on-site or on-call to be available by phone. Staff are trained in first aid and preventative care. The local hospital is 30 minutes away. Staff trained in wilderness first aid accompany overnight off-site hiking trips.
